Jonah is mentioned in the New Testament Too.

In the New Testament we see his name mentioned againĀ  (Matthew 12:38-42 and Luke 11:29-32). Both Matthew and Luke are relaying the same conversation that was spoken by our Lord to the Pharisees, the crowd, and experts of Law who had gathered. There are times that...

Another Old Testament Mention of Jonah

We have spent some time in Jonah, and hopefully have had some important takeaways. Did you know that Jonah is mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures? Go ahead and see it for yourself. Turn to 2 Kings 14:25. It is hereĀ  we see that Jonah was given a message to deliver,...

Jonah’s Situation (Part 6)

In the last verse of Jonah 4 we see the spiritual lesson that the Lord has been patiently trying to teach Jonah. It is a question that needs no initial response from Jonah or us, as the answer is obvious. God cares about people and there was 12,000 people in Nineveh...

Jonah’s Situation (Part 5)

Jonah’s situation gets very interesting in Jonah 4:10. God does not play the political correctness game here, He cuts to the chase and tells it like it is. It is explained to Jonah quite bluntly, that he has no right to his anger as he had no part in the...

Jonah’s Situation (Part 4)

In Jonah 4:9 we see that Jonah gave God what appears to be a habitual situational response. It appears that Jonah’s habitual response to something he is not in agreement with is to get angry, run, and pout. We see this when God first told him to go to Nineveh...